Friday 4 July 2014

Nesting boxes as home-hollows

Squirrel Gliders in  Nestbox
Every animal needs a home and the majority of Australia’s tree dwelling mammals use tree hollows. Since European settlement, clearing of land and felling of old growth trees has left a shortage of home-hollows. It takes over 100 years for some habitat hollows to develop as fungi and termites take their toll on the tree trunk and this is where nest boxes can make a huge difference to the survival of the local species.

The Threatened Species Last Stand project is about supporting the local wildlife and this year the aim will be to increase the number of habitat options for the threatened Squirrel Glider by installing nest boxes. Nest boxes are a great way to share your bigger backyard, watch the local wildlife and get to know them.

On Saturday 9th August as part of the Hunter Region Landcare Network’s meeting at Progress Hall there will be a workshop session on assessing the best location for nestboxes and installation techniques. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting or just the workshop session.

On Saturday 6th September to celebrate Threatened Species Day there will be a local BioBlitz with a mass installation of nestboxes supported by Lake Macquarie Landcare’s Super Saturday Session. The aim is to install at least 30 nestboxes throughout our community. These home-hollows will then be monitored for occupants and will allow us to work out the extent of the Squirrel Glider population in the area.


Would like a nestbox at your place? If you would like a nestbox installed in your bigger backyard please contact Suzanne  to get the process in progress. 

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